Pictures: Top officials attend funeral prayer for North Sinai victims

CAIRO: Top government officials attended a Friday funeral prayer at Almaza Airport in Cairo’s Heliopolis for at least 29 victims of the North Sinai attacks, according to Youm7.

Prime Minister Ibraihm Mahlab, Minister of Defence Sedqi Sobhi and Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim were at the forefront of the prayer.

President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi is expected to arrive from Addis Ababa later on Friday, as he canceled his activities at the ongoing African Union Summit after the attacks, claimed by Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis.